Please come to your appointment with all the above items. If you don’t have all the documents the Police cannot issue a Registration certificate.

If you have previously registered

If you have previously studied in the UK and already have a Police Registration Certificate you will need to renew your Police Registration Certificate in Cardiff if you have any of the following changes to your circumstances (see table below).

You will need to take your passport and the original Police Registration Certificate with you to your Police appointment.

What’s changed?

What documents/evidence required?

Change of address

If you are in a University residence, you will need your Residences Card.If you are in private
accommodation, you will need your tenancy agreement, accommodation contract, or gas/electric/water bill that shows your new address.

Change of university

Cardiff University student ID card or a print out of your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) email from Cardiff University

Change of marital status

Marriage certificate, or Divorce certificate

Extension to visa granted by UKVI

Biometric card and Passport

Change of passport

New passport

If you lose your Police Registration Certificate

If you lose your certificate, you will need to re-register with the Police as if you were a new student arriving in the UK for the first time.

Renewal of a certificate is free. There will be a £34 charge if you have lost and need to replace your Police Registration Certificate.